Governor David Umahi has ordered for immediate arrest of the
policeman attached to the Ebonyi State Anti Kidnap Squad over the death
of a commercial motorcycle operator, popularly known as Okada in
Abakaliki, Ebonyi state capital.

The Governor who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Emmanuel
Uzor described the incident as barbaric and calous and expressed
confidence that justice will be done in the killing of the deceased.

He said the incident has further called for more dedication,
commitment and professional training for the country’s security
personnel to stop further killings of innocent Nigerians on the line of
their duties and assured that he would take up the matter to the
Inspector General of Police to ensure that the trigger happy policeman
who shot and killed the boy is punished inline with the rule of his
engagement.

Umahi warned that his administration will not tolerate any form of
killing of innocent citizens or extra judicial killing by the security
agencies and ordered the Commissioner of Police in the State, Mr Titus
Lamorde to arrest the trigger happy policeman who shot the decaesed and
other members of the team to face full weight of the law.

While expressing his sincere condolences to the family of the
deceased, Governor Umahi promised to visit the family when full
information concerning his family is made available and called on the
public to remain calm as the situation was already under control and
never to resort to taking laws into their hands.

A young man in his early 20s whose identity was not yet known at the
time of this report was allegedly shot dead by policemen attached to
Anti Kidnap squad, Ak of Ebonyi State police command along Water Works
road, Abakaliki.

He was shot and killed on Wednesday night for allegedly refusing to give a bribe of N50 bribe.